Accounting Manager

Talently; West Palm Beach (FL); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Talently is seeking an Accounting Manager in West Palm Beach to lead core accounting operations and strengthen financial controls. You will own the month-end close, oversee inventory costing, and support ERP implementations, reporting to senior management.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance with 6+ years' experience, 1+ year supervising a team, and strong U.S. GAAP knowledge. On-site position with cross-functional collaboration opportunities and growth potential.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and 6+ years progressive accounting experience.
• 1 year of supervisory or team-lead experience with ownership of the monthly close.
• Experience in manufacturing, contract manufacturing, consumer products, or inventory-intensive environments.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting, financial statements, internal controls, and audit support.
• Hands-on inventory and manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, BOMs, WIP, and variance analysis.
• Experience leading or supporting ERP implementations, system conversions, or finance process transformations.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, SUMIFS) and large data set analysis.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organization, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop the accounting team, setting priorities and coverage for essential processes.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and year-end closes, journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, payroll entries, and financial reporting.
• Oversee inventory and manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, BOMs, WIP, overhead absorption, and variances.
• Manage billing, accounts receivable, credit/collections, accounts payable, cash applications, and vendor payments.
• Support Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation through data validation and post-launch stabilization.
• Maintain accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls; ensure U.S. GAAP compliance and audit support.
• Prepare management reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, and special projects.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Sales to improve financial processes.

Conocimientos

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Inventory costing

ERP implementation

Excel advanced

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Herramientas

Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC

Excel

Power BI

QuickBooks

Descripción del empleo

Location: On Site - West Palm Beach, Florida

About The Opportunity:

Join a growing manufacturing business focused on producing high-quality products through reliable operations, strong quality standards, and continuous process improvement. As Accounting Manager, you will lead core accounting operations and play a key role in strengthening financial controls, inventory and cost accounting, and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the accounting team, setting clear priorities, review standards, and coverage for essential processes.
• Own the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, fixed assets, payroll entries, and financial reporting.
• Oversee inventory and manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, bills of material, work in process, overhead absorption, and production variances.
• Manage billing, accounts receivable, credit and collections, accounts payable, cash applications, and vendor payment processes.
• Support the Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation through finance data validation, configuration input, and post-launch stabilization.
• Maintain effective accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls; ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and support audit and tax requests.
• Prepare management reporting and variance analysis, and support budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning, and special projects.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Sales to resolve transaction issues and improve financial processes.

Must-Have Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with 6+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• At least 1 year of supervisory or team-lead experience and demonstrated ownership of the monthly close.
• Manufacturing, contract manufacturing, consumer products, or other inventory-intensive industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting, financial statements, internal controls, and audit support.
• Hands-on inventory and manufacturing cost accounting experience, including standard costing, bills of material, work in process, and variance analysis.
• Experience leading or supporting an ERP implementation, system conversion, or finance process transformation.
• Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, SUMIFS, reconciliations, and analysis of large data sets.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with strong attention to detail and sound judgment.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• CPA, CMA, or MBA.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience.
• QuickBooks experience and familiarity reconciling legacy-system data to a new ERP.
• Power Query or Power BI experience.
• Experience with cash-flow planning, lender reporting, tax filings, and external audit coordination.